The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Autumn has well and truly arrived - leaves are turning golden, coats have emerged from storage, and blustery, wet weather has become the norm. For many, venturing into the garden is becoming ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced earlier this month that it would stop making polluting companies report their greenhouse gas emissions to it, eliminating a crucial tool the US uses to ...

More than 90% of plastic waste ends up in the soil, where it breaks down into microplastics that are invisible to the naked eye. Microplastic pollution of the soil poses a severe threat to soil health ...

China has finally set a goal to slash greenhouse gases from peak levels, using a United Nations climate event on Wednesday to outline its first proposed cuts to planet-warming pollution. The ...

At a climate leaders' summit at the United Nations on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 7-10%, and increase consumption of ...

A high-tech greenhouse brings fresh produce to Gjoa Haven, an Inuit hamlet in Canada’s Arctic whose residents have little experience growing plants. Strawberries grown in converted shipping containers ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Trump’s EPA seeks to end a greenhouse gas reporting program that tracks 8,000 major polluting facilities across ...

Critics say the move would erase data that’s needed for future climate rules. EPA is proposing to end its long-standing greenhouse gas reporting requirements for the nation’s top emitters. The agency ...

A downtown corner shop known for its decor, housewares and furniture is moving locations, leaving from Cornwall Street to a historical Bellingham building. Greenhouse announced the move on social ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Friday a rule to end a mandatory program requiring 8,000 facilities to report their greenhouse gas emissions - an effort the ...

Here’s the forecast for US greenhouse gas emissions if Trump gets what he wants. Here’s the forecast for US greenhouse gas emissions if Trump gets what he wants. is a senior science reporter ...